New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
MINNESOTA NEWS,

In the Whitley appeal case in Brainerd
against the Mississippi Water Power and
Boom Company, verdict OF 50, 500 was
given for plaintiff.
Ex-Warden Reed denies all stories iniuri-
'ously affecting his conduct at Saltwater.
Frank De Mers OF Fisher's Landing goes
to the Fargo land office.
Rev. Hiram Elmer, retired Conprega-
itlonal minister, died at Winona OF pneu-
/monia, aged seventy-ive.
Mrs. Minnie G. Rainey was granted q
divorce from DR.. Thos. G. Rainey, by de-
'cision OF Judge Rea, at Minneapolis. (
Gov. McGill has asappointed the Hon. 81.
~ ~. Hoard as an agent to cooperate with
the county commissioners OF Chippewa
j.. county in the distribution OF such money
or AID as the state may furnish to said
county commissioners for the relief and
aid OF sufferers by hail in 1886.
Geo. W. Ehle, the grain dealer, Of Min
neapoils made an assignment for the bene-
fit of his creditors to Charles M. Amselen
This assignment follows an attachment of
property in Carver county in suit
brought by J. S. Pillsbury. Ehle lives in
Faribault. but his principal place Of busi--
ness is in Minneapolis.
The members OF Company D. NJ N. G.,
OF st. Paul that are to participate in the
national encampment and drill at Wash
ington, will sleep at the armory and have
morning and evening drill daily II hard
work can bring the boys to state of per-
lection in their drill Capt. Bean intends to
bring about that result. -f
The New York Tribune says OF Senator
c. X. Davis; Mr.. Davis is Il heavy built
man OF medium stature, with round head
and face and a high, round forehead, which
is made more ample in proportions Ey
growing badness. He has a. light brown
mustache. In manners he is thoroughly
affable. Among the skillful and adroit 20.
liticians OF the West he ranks with the
first in popularity and power OF manipu-
latng men.
F. 3. Newell, formerly OF Hastings, has
been appointed postmaster at Morris. He
is a son-in-law OF Postmaster Michael Nc
Hugh OF Hastings.
L. D. Henyon, aged about sixty. and a
stranger at Monticello, committed suicide
in a restaurant. His relatives in Elgin,
ILL.,, have been notified.
Secretary OF State Mattson calls special
attention to the bill which passed the late
Legislature providing for the licensing OF
tree and nursery agents. Among the require
ments OF the new law is one that all such
agents travelling throughout the state will
be required to give a bond OF 50, OOO
Blanks are now being printed, and they
will soon be in secretary OF states Office
Bohemian by the name OF Wendsans
Wacnsek was killed by the cars, about
four miles south OF Helena Scott Co..
The most important case to be tried at
an adjourned term OF court at Mantorville,
is Teunis Slingerland VS.. Teunis 5. Singer
land, an action for the specific performance
OF a contract and to compel the defendant
to decd the plaintiff l, 500 acres OF land,
known as the Sacramento FARM two
miles west OF Mantorville, and valued at
nearly $4,000. The defendant is presi-
q dent OF the First National Bank Of kasson
/ and a millionaire, and the plaintiff is mis-
only son.
at Cloquet, fire broke out in the building
occupied as a residence by William Young,
destroying that and the Everett house, oc-
cupied by A. Pruddehomme, and the sa-
loon OF Frank Blakesly, the Headquarters
saloon, the grocery store OF K ely & Moses,
the meat market owned by Fred Grinnig,
and the gents furnishing goods and shoe
store of P. Sarette.
In addition to the laws passed at the
last session OF the legislature which have
been published, there are number OF
others which are OF interest to the people
which were not published with the main
lot. While they will all be issued in the
general publication Of the laws, it may be
we'll to enumerate some OF the more i'm
portant ones: Providing for taxing
railroads and telephone companies;
holding teachers institute; print
ing the school laws; relieving settlers from
the payment OF back taxes on Chicago, Mil.
waukee Il St. Paul railroad lands regulat-
ing employment OF convict la Dor; relative
to loaning the school fund to school dis.
tricts or counties; exempting property OF
agricultural societies from taxation; for
improvement OF cemeteries; preventing ac-
cidents from fire in railroad cars granting
eminent domain to pneumatic tube lines;
revising the probate laws; excluding certain
persons from the trial OF causes OF scandal
Gus Or obscene nature; relating to the is
suance OF false, fraudulent, part-paid or
non-paid shares Of railroad stock; compil-
ing the tax laws OF the state; protecting
the rights OF working men and women.
At the Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis,
William Armstrong was oiling the machin-
cry on the third floor, when his clothes
became caught in the machinery and he
was drawn into the cogs. His right side
was so badly crushed and torn that the
intestines were exposed, his right arm was
cut and broken and he was otherwise in
lured. Death was almost instantaneous.
At the Land Office, St. Hilliare, twenty.
six letters arrived on the 23d inst, for
different farmers around ST. Hilliare who
NAG proved up on thelr pre-emptiOn filings
in lSS3. The following is a copy OF one:
Dear Sir: The Hon. issioner Sparks,
by letter G OF Feb 90, suspends
your cash entry No. 3194 for south
west quarter northeast quarter section
80, township 153, range 43, for rea-
son that your proof was not made on day
set or before office named in published no.
tice. You are therefore required to repub-
lish notice and make new proof within
ninety days. L: K. AAKER, Receiver.
The facts of the case are: The local
land office ruled that in order to save ex-
penses to parties proving up, they could
have their witnesses examined before the
nearest notary public, and that the party
proving up only would need to appear be-
lore the local land office on the day of
proof with the sworn testimony of wit
nesses. These parties did as above noted,
appeared at the land Office, proved up and
got receipt on the day mentioned in the
published notice.